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My 50 Favourite Records Of The Decade (2010-2019)

So many of you enjoyed my list of my favourite films of the decade, and I know you were wondering when I was going to get around to my favourite records of the decade - here it is! There are so many more records I have heard compared to films I have seen, so this one took a long time to put together. Unlike my film list I am not going to be expanding on why these are my picks, because that took such a long time to complete, and that is time that I don't have when it comes to putting this together. Only one entry per artist, and I am not going to be putting them in any particular order, unless you know the alphabet. Hopefully you come across some records that you might not have heard. Enjoy!


  • Kodama by Alcest
  • LP3 by American Football
  • thank u, next by Ariana Grande
  • Colourmeinkindness by Basement
  • The Satanist by Behemoth
  • Migration by Bonobo
  • Science Fiction by Brand New
  • There Is A Hell... by Bring Me The Horizon
  • GINGER by BROCKHAMPTON
  • Love Is Not Enough by Casey
  • Drag It Down On You by Ceres
  • Charli by Charli XCX
  • "Awaken, My Love!" by Childish Gambino
  • Forever by Code Orange
  • Black Messiah by D'Angelo
  • Where Shadows Forever Reign by Dark Funeral
  • Sunbather by Deafheaven
  • The Money Store by Death Grips
  • Failure, Subside by Départe
  • Death Touches Us, From the Moment We Begin to Love by Departures
  • One Of Us Is The Killer by The Dillinger Escape Plan
  • I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside by Earl Sweatshirt
  • Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes
  • Headspace by Issues
  • James Blake by James Blake
  • To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
  • Zeal by Kings Kaleidoscope
  • Shapeshifter by Knuckle Puck 
  • Wildlife by La Dispute
  • Melodrama by Lorde
  • I'll Keep You In Mind, From Time To Time by Moose Blood
  • Feel Something by Movements
  • Abandon All Life by Nails
  • Sleep Well Beast by The National
  • Citadel by Ne Obliviscaris
  • Polar Similar by Norma Jean
  • Alien by Northlane
  • Slow Burn by Old Gray
  • Wait For Love by Pianos Become The Teeth
  • Morbid Stuff by PUP
  • A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
  • Everything Was Sound by Silent Planet
  • St Leonards by Slowly Slowly 
  • The Youth To Become by Stories
  • Benji by Sun Kil Moon
  • The Seer by Swans
  • Lonerism by Tame Impala
  • Manor of Infinite Forms by Tomb Mold
  • Chemical Miracle by Trophy Eyes
  • Big Fish Theory by Vince Staples
What did I miss? Let me know in the comments!


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